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Lamine Yamal’s meteoric rise in soccer continues. The 17-year-old Barcelona star has been named as a finalist for the 2024 FIFPRO Males’s World 11, changing into the youngest participant ever to realize this honor. His inclusion is a testomony to his distinctive expertise and contributions throughout the 2023-24 season.
Yamal’s nomination follows a vote by skilled soccer gamers worldwide, recognizing excellent particular person performances between August 21, 2023, and July 14, 2024.
He’s considered one of 26 finalists, vying for a spot within the coveted World 11, which contains a goalkeeper, three defenders, three midfielders, and three forwards (with a doable fourth ahead relying on the voting outcomes).
Yamal’s breakthrough got here throughout EURO 2024. At simply 16 (he turned 17 the day earlier than the ultimate), he performed a pivotal position in Spain’s run to the ultimate, showcasing exceptional imaginative and prescient, passing, and a mind for objective. His statistics had been astounding: high help supplier (4), second-highest dribbler (32), and a spectacular game-changing objective in opposition to France within the semi-final (voted objective of the match).
He additionally set a number of match data: youngest participant to play in a EURO, youngest goalscorer, youngest to play in a ultimate, and the primary participant ever to attain or help within the quarter-final, semi-final, and ultimate of the identical match. He additionally gained Euro 2024 Younger Participant of the Yr, was named to the Euro 2024 Workforce of the Event, and was awarded the Golden Boy 2023 and Kopa Trophy 2024.
Breaking Messi’s document
Yamal’s nomination surpasses Lionel Messi‘s earlier document. Messi, the all-time main World 11 winner with 17 appearances, first made the shortlist in 2006 at age 19. Yamal’s choice at 17 is a testomony to his distinctive expertise.
The 2024 FIFPRO Males’s World 11 might be introduced on December ninth. The 11 gamers with essentially the most votes of their respective positions might be honored with a brand new trophy reflecting the collective nature of the award.
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